The Union Society, Cambridge
Dec 3rd 1902
My dear Father
I got here all right in very wet weather on Monday evening and called on the tutor at Christ’s. I found a card from Spencer Smith so looked him up during the evening. Then got to bed pretty early. He has put me down as a visitor for the week at the Union, and last night we attended the weekly debate for an hour, but it was not so good as usual as I understand. I didn’t care overmuch for my first paper yesterday, in Chemistry, and only did moderately well; I did better in the math paper in the afternoon, but this morning I didn’t get on at all well in the Physics papers, I’m afraid it will just about settle my chance, unless I do extremely well in the rest of the papers. There are an enormous lot of fellows up for the exam, and a great many in for science.
I went to lunch yesterday with an O.B. called Arthur and today with Spencer-Smith; I saw Archie this morning and am going to his rooms his afternoon. I have got no paper this afternoon and have been for a stroll and had a look at King’s College Chapel.
Mrs M is a very doleful looking personage, but the lodgings are quite clean and comfortable and quite close to the exam rooms.
This Union Club is fine place and very well equipped in all respects.
I hope the dinner went off well, and that Uncle George was able to get down to it.
I sent Mother a postcard for her birthday.
With love to all
I remain
your affectionate son
Arthur F. S. Sladden
